All MCA Insight articles in May 2015 – Page 14
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Analysis & Insight
Easter boom helps sector lfls rise 1.2% in April
Easter weekend like-for-like sales of 5.1% helped to lift the managed pub and restaurant sector in April after a dip in March, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Diary
Diary: Fuller’s; Burger & Lobster; ETI
In this week’s Diary we find out what impact Fuller’s has had on The Stable one year on; get a three-word analysis on the future for tenanted pub operators and find out which part of the country has the most generous diners
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NewsClevely: ETI partnership ‘will have element of branding’
Geronimo Inns founder Rupert Clevely has told M&C Report the managed operation he will run in partnership with Enterprise Inns will “have an element of branding”.
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News
B&L plans takeaway format rollout
Burger & Lobster, the Goodman-owned London-based group, will look to open takeaway versions of its Smack Deli concept close to existing core brand sites over the next few years, M&C Report has learnt.
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News
Five Guys gears up for Paris launch
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, is set to make its debut in Continental Europe in Paris, in the first quarter of next year, M&C Report understands.
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Analysis & InsightETI: The moment Townsend stepped out of Tuppen’s shadow?
Does Enterprise Inns’ radical overhaul of its entire structure mark the end of the Ted Tuppen era and mark a new company under Simon Townsend? Will the clash between a behemoth of the tenanted and leased world and the managed operators it wishes to partner with cause sparks? M&C Report spoke to leading figures across the pub sector about their reaction to the plans
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NewsBrakspear secures fifth managed site
Tom Davies, chief executive of Brakspear has told M&C Report that the company is in a strong position to grow its managed estate after reaching the halfway point to towards its initial target of 10 sites.
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Analysis & Insight
UK restaurant market to reach £54bn
The total value of the UK restaurant market is expected to grow by 1.5% to reach £54bn this year, with the branded market growing by 5.6%, according to M&C Allegra Foodservice’s UK Restaurant Market Report 2015.
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News
Dim T returns to the acquisition trail
Tasty, the AIM-listed restaurant operator, is set to open the first site in five years under its dim sum format Dim T.
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News
Wagamama US CEO steps down
Carlos Bernal has stepped down as chief executive of Wagamama’s operations in the US, M&C Report understands.
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Analysis & Insight
What do you mean I don’t need planning permission?
Nicky Richmond, joint managing partner at real estate law firm Bercher LLP, takes a closer look at the current planning laws affecting A3 use and the recent the introduction of much wider ‘permitted development’ rights.
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NewsSalt Yard Group geared up for expansion
Salt Yard Group, the Simon Mullins-led London restaurant operator, is looking to diversify its portfolio into suburban London as property in central London is becoming more difficult to secure, M&C Report has learnt
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News
C&C Group reports ‘modest growth’ in core markets
Magners producer C&C Group has reported a drop of 9.2% in FY operating profit globally but with respective growth of 1.5% and 1.8% in core markets of Ireland and Scoltand.
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NewsBrewDog raises £5m in first 20 days of crowdfunding push
Scottish brewer and pub operator has raised the first £5m of a planned £25m crowdfunding drive in the first 20 days.
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NewsCoffee Republic lines up Bedford opening
Coffee Republic, the expanding coffee shop group, is preparing to open its next UK site in Bedford and is on track to sign 20 new franchisees in 2015, head of franchising Richard Shakespeare told M&C Report
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News
Ampersand forms partnership with Michelin chef
Bespoke catering firm Ampersand, which is part of the CH&Co group that also owns Apostrophe cafes, is partnering with high-profile chef Ollie Dabbous to cater a number of its high profile events around London
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NewsIberica adds al fresco restaurant
Iberica has re-opened its al fresco restaurant at Canary Wharf for the summer to serve up tapas and dishes from northern Spain
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NewsOn the Bab founder unveils multiple Korean concepts
Linda Lee, the founder of four of London’s top Korean restaurants, is planning two new Korean restaurant concepts as well as opening up to 10 branches of On the Bab, M&C Report has learnt
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News
Hallsworth confirms Diner move
Joe’s Oriental Diner, the restaurant by chef Scott Hallsworth is relocating to The Laundry music and creative space in Hackney’s London Fields
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News
Keuken launches crowdfunding campaign
Keuken, a self-service takeaway meal service in a wall concept, has launched a fundraising campaign on Crowdcube to raise £100k to set up a flagship site in Shoreditch as a direct challenge to the food-on-the-go market